Section Year
A Section Year (SY) represents the corporate business year of the Section and differs from the fiscal year (FY), which follows the calendar year. The SY begins at the conclusion of the technical meeting encompassing the Annual Business Meeting (ABM), or at the end of the ABM in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented in-person meetings. Because the ending hour of each technical meeting varies and is not known for all years, for tabulation purposes, the beginning of each SY here is listed as the day after the end of the prior SY.
Terms of office have differed in practice. As late as 1985, offices would switch at the end of the Board of Advisors meeting on the evening preceding the adjoining Spring Technical Meeting (STM), but by 2000 offices would switch at the end of the STM to preserve continuity during the STM. This latter practice was explicitly codified in the 2021-05-26 By-Laws.
Here is a list of SY with beginning and ending dates:
| Section Year | Begin | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 2025-03-20 | 2026-05-19 | |
| 59 | 2024-05-15 | 2025-03-19 | |
| 58 | 2023-03-23 | 2024-05-14 | |
| 57 | 2022-05-18 | 2023-03-22 | |
| 56 | 2021-05-27 | 2022-05-17 | |
| 55 | 2020-11-20 | 2021-05-26 | |
| 54 | 2019-03-28 | 2020-11-20 | Because of COVID-19, in-person STM cancelled; virtual ABM delayed |
| 53 | 2018-05-23 | 2019-03-27 | |
| 52 | 2017-04-27 | 2018-05-22 | |
| 51 | 2016-05-18 | 2017-04-26 | |
| 50 | 2015-05-21 | 2016-05-17 | |
| 49 | 2014-03-19 | 2015-05-20 | |
| 48 | 2013-05-23 | 2014-03-18 | |
| 47 | 2012-04-25 | 2013-05-22 | |
| 46 | 2011-03-24 | 2012-04-24 | |
| 45 | 2010-03-24 | 2011-03-23 | |
| 44 | 2009-05-21 | 2010-03-23 | |
| 43 | 2008-04-23 | 2009-05-20 | |
| 42 | 2007-03-29 | 2008-04-22 | |
| 41 | 2006-05-24 | 2007-03-28 | |
| 40 | 2005-03-24 | 2006-05-23 | |
| 39 | 2004-03-24 | 2005-03-23 | |
| 38 | 2003-03-20 | 2004-03-23 | |
| 37 | 2002-04-10 | 2003-03-19 | |
| 36 | 2001-05-29 | 2002-04-09 | |
| 35 | 2000-04-19 | 2001-05-28 | |
| 34 | 1999-03-18 | 2000-04-18 | |
| 33 | 1998-06-03 | 1999-03-17 | |
| 32 | 1997-04-30 | 1998-06-02 | |
| 31 | 1996-05-08 | 1997-04-29 | |
| 30 | 1995-04-27 | 1996-05-07 | |
| 29 | 1994-06-08 | 1995-04-26 | |
| 28 | 1993-03-18 | 1994-06-07 | |
| 27 | 1992-04-29 | 1993-03-17 | |
| 26 | 1991-04-25 | 1992-04-28 | |
| 25 | 1990-05-23 | 1991-04-24 | |
| 24 | 1989-05-03 | 1990-05-22 | |
| 23 | 1988-05-04 | 1989-05-02 | |
| 22 | 1987-05-13 | 1988-05-03 | |
| 21 | 1986-05-07 | 1987-05-12 | |
| 20 | 1985-04-24 | 1986-05-06 | |
| 19 | 1984-03-21 | 1985-04-23 | |
| 18 | 1983-03-23 | 1984-03-20 | |
| 17 | 1982-03-24 | 1983-03-22 | |
| 16 | 1981-03-25 | 1982-03-23 | |
| 15 | 1980-03-26 | 1981-03-24 | |
| 14 | 1979-04-11 | 1980-03-25 | |
| 13 | 1978-04-05 | 1979-04-10 | |
| 12 | 1977-03-31 | 1978-04-04 | |
| 11 | 1976-04-07 | 1977-03-30 | |
| 10 | 1975-04-23 | 1976-04-06 | |
| 9 | 1974-03-28 | 1975-04-22 | |
| 8 | 1973-03-29 | 1974-03-27 | |
| 7 | 1972-03-23 | 1973-03-28 | |
| 6 | 1971-03-25 | 1972-03-22 | |
| 5 | 1970-04-09 | 1971-03-24 | |
| 4 | 1969-03-20 | 1970-04-08 | |
| 3 | 1968-03-28 | 1969-03-19 | |
| 2 | 1967-03-30 | 1968-03-27 | |
| 1 | 1966-04-25 | 1967-03-29 | Organizational meeting on 1966-04-25 |